News feed: Action

COTA Queensland continues to work closely with Palliative Care Queensland (PCQ) to better understand the needs of Queenslanders as they age.

The aim of the collaboration is to utilise the strengths, knowledge and experience of each organisation to promote supports available to Queenslanders to live and to die well. The number of people aged over 65 in Queensland will increase significantly over the next 20 years and many people experience barriers accessing the appropriate support services when they need them.… Read the rest

The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) on behalf of the Queensland Government is developing Queensland’s first walking strategy to look at ways to encourage people to walk more often. TMR is also including jogging, running and moving with help from a mobility device like a wheelchair or a walking frame.

What would get you walking more?

It’s not too late to step up and have your say on the future of walking in Queensland.

The future of the regulation that requires large supermarkets to provide the unit price (price per unit of measure – such as per 100g and per litre) on shelf labels, etc. for packaged grocery items is being reviewed by the federal government.

The review will determine whether the regulation should continue, and if so whether it should be changed.

The review includes a short online survey which allows consumers to give their views on the present system and what they … Read the rest

This research was commissioned by the Federation of nine Councils on the Ageing (COTA) across Australia – including all eight COTA state and territory organisations and COTA Australia – in order to understand the views, life experiences and needs of Australians aged 50+.

Newgate Research conducted a nationally representative online survey lasting 25 minutes on average, with a robust sample of 2,562 Australians aged 50 and over, with quotas set for state and territory, metropolitan and regional areas, gender … Read the rest

A Human Rights Act Will help to create a fair, just and equal society for everyone. When human rights are protected by law they help to ensure that we are all treated fairly, and with dignity, equality and respect.

“Older Queenslanders deserve to have their human rights upheld, be valued and respected in our society. Particularly those who may have declining health and cognitive abilities” said COTA Queensland Chief Executive Mark Tucker-Evans.

CheckUP is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to better health for people and communities who need it most.

Their annual survey is in its 10th year and has evolved significantly since it begun. During the past decade over 11,000 people have taken the time to respond to the survey. The aim of the survey is to investigate issues faced by primary health practitioners and the general public in Queensland. The survey focuses on a range of topics including workforce models, care … Read the rest

The Technology and Community Resilience Survey is a survey conducted in conjunction with Murdoch University. This survey will assist Energy Queensland in understanding how open customers are to helping each other and the electricity network following a natural disaster. This survey is open to all Queenslanders and will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. There are 5 x $50 VISA Debit Gift Cards to be given away.

The Queensland Household Energy Survey (QHES) is an annual survey held in conjunction with Powerlink. This survey is critical in providing Energy Queensland with useful data for energy usage and renewable technologies. This informs our Corporate Strategy as well as forecast loads on our networks. This survey is open to all Queenslanders and will take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. There are 10 x $100 EFTPOS Cards to be given away.

COTA Queensland is a member of the Transport and Main Roads (TMR) Accessibility Reference Group. The Accessibility Reference Group is convening a meeting on December 4 2018 specifically to discuss the proposed Brisbane Metro.

Brisbane City Council will provide an overview of the project, with a focus on accessibility. The meeting will also consider terms of reference for a proposed Brisbane Metro Accessibility Working group, the project’s timetable, and opportunities for the working group to provide ongoing inputs to … Read the rest